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Osmotic demyelination syndrome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (MRI)

Axial T1-weighted MRI demonstrated symmetric low signal in the central pons (A, E). Axial T2-weighted MRI demonstrated a symmetric high signal in the central pons (B, F). T2 FLAIR images demonstrated a symmetric high signal in the central pons (C, G). Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) showed no diffusion restriction in the central pons (D, H). (Source: Jin X, Wang Y. Case report: osmotic demyelination syndrome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: case report and review of current literature. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022;9:915981. Creative Commons Attribution license [CC BY], https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.)

Associated Disorders

  • Alcoholism
  • Extrapontine myelinolysis
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
  • Hypokalemia
  • Malnutrition
  • Osmotic myelinolysis